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Shanghai–Kowloon through train

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Shanghai–Kowloon through train
滬九直通車
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
Locale
First service19 May 1997; 27 years ago (1997-05-19)
Current operator(s)CR Shanghai
Route
TerminiShanghai
Guangzhou East
Hung Hom[a]
Technical
Track owner(s)
The direction sign of Shanghai–Kowloon through train, taken near Hung Hom station; the southern destination has been labelled as "Hong Kong Hung Hom" since April 2019
Shanghai–Kowloon through train at Shanghai railway station
The customs and immigration check area of Shanghai railway station are closed after Shanghai–Kowloon through train suspended

The Shanghai–Kowloon through train was a train that ran between Hong Kong and Shanghai railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTR Corporation Limited of Hong Kong and China's national rail service (Shanghai Railway Bureau). The numbers of this train service were Z99B (away from Shanghai) and Z100B (towards Shanghai). Services operated along the East Rail line in Hong Kong, crossing the boundary between Hong Kong and Mainland China at Lo Wu/Luohu and then continuing along China's railway network via the Guangshen railway, Jingguang railway and the Hukun railway to Shanghai. The train ran every other day. The journey time was approximately 20 hours.

The stops on the route were Guangzhou East, Zhuzhou, and Jinhuaxi stations. Only passengers taking Z99A/Z100A (Shanghai-Guangzhou East) could disembark at these stops.

After 1 October 2003, passengers taking Z99B could not disembark at the stops listed above, as all travellers to Hong Kong from Shanghai clear Chinese immigration and customs at Shanghai station, and once they had done so they were considered to have left Mainland China and were no longer permitted to leave the train until their arrival at Hung Hom station. The same rule also applied to northbound travellers (Z100B) who would clear Chinese immigration once they had arrived at Shanghai station.[1] 144-hour visa-free transit for passengers who were of selected nationalities were available since 30 January 2016.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services to Hong Kong have been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020. There has been no plan to resume its service, even after the end of the pandemic. After the resumption of train services was suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Shanghai-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.

On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Hung Hom would be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to West Kowloon station.[3] Shanghai railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.[4]

Train carriages

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Shanghai–Kowloon through train used 25T class train carriages. The train had 18 carriages in total. But only 11 carriages went to Hong Kong because the other 7 carriages served Z99A/Z100A, they were decoupled (for Z99B to go to Hong Kong) at the Guangzhou East railway station.

Carriage number 1 2 3－6 7－9 10 11 12-14 15-17 18
Type of carriages XL25T
Baggage car
(Chinese:
行李车) 		YW25T
Hard sleeper
(Chinese:
硬卧车) 		YW25T
Hard Sleeper 		RW25T
Soft sleeper
(Chinese:
软卧车) 		RW19T
Luxury Soft Sleeper
(Chinese:
高级包厢软卧车) 		CA25T
Dining car
(Chinese:
餐车) 		YW25T
Hard Sleeper
 YZ25T
Hard seat
(Chinese:
硬座车) 		YW25T
Hard Sleeper
Notes Carriages No.1-11 go to Hong Kong (Z99B/Z100B) Carriages No.12-18 only serve passengers taking Z99A/Z100A
  • Hard sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
    Hard sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
  • Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
    Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
  • Luxury Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
    Luxury Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
  • Dining Car of 25T class train carriages
    Dining Car of 25T class train carriages

Timetable

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Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train
Z99[5] Stops Z100[6]
Arrive Depart Arrive Depart
— 18:02 Shanghai 10:22 —
21:04 21:08 Jinhua 07:02 07:06
03:05 03:21 Zhuzhou 00:51 01:11
10:08 11:04 Guangzhou East 17:16 18:12
13:01 — Hung Hom — 15:15

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Services to Hung Hom have been suspended indefinitely since 30 Jan 2020 and the train currently runs only from Shanghai to Guangzhou East.

References

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  1. ^ "京九、滬九到香港的旅客不再下車通關". big5.huaxia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ "Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ "Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告）". General Administration of Customs. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  5. ^ "T99B列车时刻表_T99B次列车时刻表_T99B次列车票价_T99B次列车 (T99B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.
  6. ^ "T100B列车时刻表_T100B次列车时刻表_T100B次列车票价_T100B次列车 (T100B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.
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